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Fancy Sock Cuffs

I'm usually pretty utilitarian when it comes to sock cuffs. I save all of my fancy details for the body of the sock, whether it's a cool texture or some color work. But a while back I designed some fancy lace socks and I decided that they needed some over the top fancy cuffs as … Continue reading Fancy Sock Cuffs →

lizzieknitzz Uncategorized Leave a comment March 23, 2021 1 Minute

Beautiful (and easy!) Buttonholes

I've been Christmas knitting lately and had the occasion to knit buttonholes to finish off the front of a vest. I had made buttonholes in the past and while they worked, they weren't great. They were not super neat and they had an annoying loop of yarn at one end that consistently caught on the … Continue reading Beautiful (and easy!) Buttonholes →

lizzieknitzz Uncategorized 4 Comments October 13, 2020 3 Minutes

My Take on the Cable Cast-on

There are a lot of different cast-on methods out there but I have to admit that the cable cast-on is my all time favorite. I use it about 95% of the time and I loooove the way it looks. Recently, I happened to watch a video of someone performing this technique (sorry, I don't remember … Continue reading My Take on the Cable Cast-on →

lizzieknitzz Uncategorized 3 Comments August 29, 2020 2 Minutes

Try the CDI for triangular shawl magic

Shawl knitting offers a lot of fun choices for the knit designer. After some general conceptualizing, the first specific choice is always: hmmmm, what shape of shawl do I want that shows off my stitches or texture or color work the best? If the answer is an equilateral triangle shawl, there are a couple of … Continue reading Try the CDI for triangular shawl magic →

lizzieknitzz Uncategorized 2 Comments July 20, 2020 2 Minutes

Yes, you CAN felt superwash wool

The best way to wash a woolen garment is by hand in cool water with only gentle squeezing to get rid of the excess water when done. This, of course, is a giant pain in the butt, so countless folks have resorted to throwing their woolies into the washer to save time (washers are a … Continue reading Yes, you CAN felt superwash wool →

lizzieknitzz Uncategorized 2 Comments May 2, 2020May 2, 2020 4 Minutes

Online resources for knitters

Today, I'm writing up a different kind of post. Instead of a knitting technique how-to or photos of some of my pieces, I thought I'd share some of my favorite, I might say even indispensable, online resources that I go to again and again. Some may well be familiar to you but maybe you'll see … Continue reading Online resources for knitters →

lizzieknitzz Uncategorized 2 Comments March 15, 2020 4 Minutes

Interpreting Color-work Charts

Using multiple strands of yarn to create a colorful fabric is one of the most beautiful forms of knitting, imho. This is also known as Fair Isle knitting, (named after an island of Shetland in northern Scotland where it has long been practiced), particularly when traditional colors and motifs are employed. Instructions for the pattern(s) … Continue reading Interpreting Color-work Charts →

lizzieknitzz Uncategorized 2 Comments March 7, 2020 4 Minutes

Knitted Picot Hem

Everyone is used to making a ribbing of some sort for the cast on beginning of just about every kind of knitted garment. And why not? It is indeed a great utilitarian pattern: ribbing tames stockinette from rolling and draws the width of the fabric in and even acts as a visual frame to the … Continue reading Knitted Picot Hem →

lizzieknitzz Uncategorized 5 Comments February 22, 2020 2 Minutes

Provisional cast-on

A cast-on edge is meant to be a permanent foundation to your knit. There are various methods depending on how you want it to look and how stretchy you want it to be. But...sometimes you don't want that foundation to be so permanent. You want to be able to cast on and knit, of course, … Continue reading Provisional cast-on →

lizzieknitzz Uncategorized 1 Comment February 22, 2020 2 Minutes

Another Kind of Pick-up

I wrote previously about picking up stitches at the edges of a heel flap--a bugaboo for many knitters. The story there was to make a 1 stitch garter edge on both sides and then just pick up the purl "bumps". Easy-peasey! Problem solved! Well...for sock heel flaps, anyway. But what if you have some other … Continue reading Another Kind of Pick-up →

lizzieknitzz Uncategorized Leave a comment August 25, 2019December 8, 2019 2 Minutes

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A little about me:

I’m a long-time knitter who learned from my mom when I was about 5. My very first project was a little scarf for my teddy bear and I remember it well. Wish I still had it! I watched my mom knit my entire life and now it’s a big part of my life, too. Early on, I realized that I really enjoyed customizing my knits and I rapidly graduated to designing my own patterns. With some encouragement from knitting friends, I started publishing them on Ravelry and haven’t looked back since. Most recently, one of my designs was chosen for Sock Madness (an international speed knitting contest hosted on Ravelry). It was amazing to see folks from all over the world knitting up my design. So as you can see, I love sharing my passion with others. Since I teach biology and botany at the university level, its natural that I teach knitting and knitting techniques as well. You’ll see a lot of botanical inspiration in my knits, as well as ethnic and traditional designs. I love working out new challenging ways to do things and really stretch the constraints of what you can do with a hand knit design (translation: fun for expert knitters). And then I usually like to turn around and design an easy but elegant knit that is beginner friendly. Besides knitting and adding to my yarn stash (can you say S.A.B.L.E.?), I enjoy collecting knitting books & patterns, quilting, painting and drawing. Join me as I knit and muse and review and have fun in this ancient craft.

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